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Yuvraj of Patiala
Yadavenadrasingh (Yuvraj of Patiala)
Born: 17 January 1913, Patiala, Punjab
Died: 17 June 1974, The Hague, Netherlands
Major Teams: Northern India, Maharajah of Patiala's XI; Maharajah of Patiala's XII, Southern Punjab, India.
Known As: Yuvraj of Patiala
Also Known As: Maharaja of Patiala (succeeded in 1938)
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Only Test: India v England at Madras, 3rd Test, 1933/34
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 1 2 0 84 60 42.00 0 1 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1931/32 - 1957/58)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 52 83 5 1629 132 20.88 2 32 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 1537 50 30.74 5-131 1 0
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
His father, the Maharaja of Patiala was a great patron of cricket in
the era when princes ruled the game, even to the point of donating the
Ranji Trophy. But the Yuvaraj, known as Lt-Gen Yadavendra Singh, made
his name playing the game. A tall, elegant batsman, he played in the
third Test against England at Madras in 1933-34 and acquited himself
creditably. Going in at No 7, the young Sikh made 24 (the second top
score) and then graduated in the second innings to the top score of
60, shaping well against the pace of Clark and Nichols and the spin of
Verity and Langridge.
Backed by his influential father to take over the country's captaincy,
the Yuvaraj in fact led India in an unofficial `Test' against Jack
Ryder's Australian team of 1935-36 and was one of the candidates for
the captaincy of the Indian team for the tour of England in 1936. But
with the winds of popularity blowing against the princes at this
stage, he never got another chance and though he was invited to make
the tour, State business prevented him from making the trip. Later he
served as India's ambassador to Holland from 1971 till his death.
(Partab Ramchand)
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